Kwik Kopy Australia and EFI have signed a new partnership agreement to provide eCommerce/Web-to-Print workflows to all its franchise locations.
The 100 Kwik Kopy Print & Design Centres will now have a highly-automated web-to-print offering, reducing total print workflows.
David Bell, chief executive, Kwik Kopy, says, “We went through an exhaustive selection process, looked at a number, and thought that was the best one.
“We already have a web-to-print solution, an in-house solution we have been using for 10 years. We needed a more powerful engine to drive that, which EFI’s will do.
“We are running a few beta tests between now and christmas, with the updated engines coming in over the new year.
“EFI is a partner of ours, we have used their PrintVision software. The fact we can partner with them for our other solutions is a good thing.
“Over the years we have done a lot with them, and regard themselves as a tried and tested partner.
Stephen Penfold, chairman, founder, Kwik Kopy Australia, says “EFI has been a valued partner for us, developing MIS and printer server solutions that help our franchisees generate a competitive edge in digital print.
“With this new agreement, we will also be establishing a stronger, highly automated web-to-print offering that further improves our total print workflows while making it easier for Kwik Kopy customers to do business with us.”
“EFI has proven to be a reliable and trusted strategic partner with PrintSmith Vision, which has allowed our centres to perform production tasks, scheduling and estimating and more in a complete yet straightforward package.
“In the past two years of testing, we have seen how the company’s Digital StoreFront product offers the right cloud-based design, ordering, eCommerce and storefront tools for our franchisees to build customer loyalty and expand their print and marketing offerings.”
EFI says Kwik Kopy Australia Print & Design Centres will be able to improve client retention and using the software’s online ordering capabilities, including a single-page visual product builder for Kwik Kopy customers to upload files, select print options, preview their selections and receive a quote.
One early adopter Kwik Kopy Centre already has an extremely successful implementation of the software, creating a custom storefront to handle print collateral for one of Australia’s largest restaurant chains.
A significant number of Kwik Kopy Australia Print & Design Centres also use EFI Fiery digital front ends for their digital printing equipment, which integrates into PrintSmith and StoreFront.
As a result, many print jobs will be able to be routed from the Web-to-Print interface directly to a digital production device’s print queue, with billing/payment, delivery and other information communicated directly into PrintSmith Vision for accounting and job tracking management.
Gabriel Matsliach, senior vice president and general manager, EFI Productivity Software, says, “EFI invests more in time, resources and funding that any other developer to create efficient, robust integrated print workflow portfolios.
“We are proud to be able to deliver that technology to Kwik Kopy Australia – one of the nation’s largest networks of independent, family owned print businesses – to help those businesses grow and prosper.”
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